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CTV News
17 hours ago
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Meth, cocaine and thousands in cash seized in northern Alberta
RCMP seized 4.237 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1.589 kilograms of cocaine and just over $11,000 in Canadian cash after a traffic stop near Clairmont on June 21, 2025. (Supplied) More than six kilograms of drugs and thousands in cash were seized by RCMP during a traffic stop near Clairmont. RCMP said officers on proactive patrol pulled over a vehicle on June 21 and arrested the driver after seeing 'drug paraphernalia' inside. A search of the vehicle revealed more than four kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and $11,000 in cash, which officers believe to be proceeds of crime. 'This sizable seizure is estimated to represent as much as 6,000 individual doses, a volume with the potential to deeply affect community health and safety' said RCMP Cpl. Pasquarelli. The 50-year-old driver, a Grande Prairie man, has been charged with: possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000; and two counts of failing to comply with a release order He will appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie on Monday.
CTV News
20 hours ago
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Two teens among 4 arrested in drug trafficking investigation involving loaded firearm
Four people, including two 15-year-olds, face charges in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Georgina that resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm, cash and suspected methamphetamine and crack cocaine. On June 15, York Regional Police (YRP) launched an investigation into a commercial break-and-enter in the area of Lake Drive North and Crestwood Drive in Georgina. "During the investigation, a suspect was identified and linked to a group suspected of trafficking drugs in Georgina," YRP stated in a news release. On Thursday this week, officers watched a suspect 'who appeared to be armed' enter a vehicle with someone they believe was a drug trafficker. They conducted a traffic stop and took the three occupants into police custody. Following the arrests, officers executed a search warrant at a motel in Georgina, where they arrested a fourth suspect accused in the break-and-enter. A 24-year-old man from Newmarket and the two teens, both males from Oshawa, are charged with multiple drug trafficking and weapons-related offences, among others. A 28-year-old man from Georgina is charged with two counts of break-and-enter with intent and disguise with intent.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
YANGON: Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice, or crystal meth, Yangon Police Brig. Gen. Sein Lwin said in a speech at a drug-burning ceremony. The drug burnings came nearly a month after UN experts warned of unprecedented levels of methamphetamine production and trafficking from Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle region, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, and Myanmar's eastern Shan State in particular. The production of opium and heroin historically flourished there, largely because of the lawlessness in border areas where Myanmar's central government has been able to exercise only minimum control over various ethnic minority militias, some of them partners in the drug trade. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a May report that the political crisis across the country after the military takeover in 2021 — which led to a civil war — has turbocharged growth of the methamphetamine trade. In the country's biggest city, Yangon, a massive pile of drugs worth more than $117 million went up in a blaze, Sein Lwin said. Similar events to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking also occurred in the country's second-largest city of Mandalay, and in Taunggyi, the capital of eastern Myanmar's Shan state, all areas close to where the drugs are produced. A police official from the capital Naypyitaw told The Associated Press that the substances burned in three locations were worth $297.95 million. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not yet been publicly announced. Myanmar has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict. It has been a major source of illegal drugs destined for East and Southeast Asia, despite repeated efforts to crack down. That has led the flow of drugs to surge 'across not only East and Southeast Asia, but also increasingly into South Asia, in particular Northeast India,' the UN said last month. Drugs are increasingly trafficked from Myanmar to Cambodia, mostly through Laos, as well as through maritime routes linking Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with Sabah in Malaysia serving as a key transit hub, it added. The UN agency labeled Myanmar in 2023 as the world's largest opium producer.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Myanmar burns US$300 million worth of confiscated drugs
Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about US$300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs on Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice, or crystal meth, Yangon Police Brig. Gen. Sein Lwin said in a speech at a drug-burning ceremony. The drug burnings came nearly a month after UN experts warned of unprecedented levels of methamphetamine production and trafficking from Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle region, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, and Myanmar's eastern Shan State in particular. The production of opium and heroin historically flourished there, largely because of the lawlessness in border areas where Myanmar's central government has been able to exercise only minimum control over various ethnic minority militias, some of them partners in the drug trade. Seized drugs are burnt in Yangon. Myanmar has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict. Photo: Xinhua The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said in a May report that the political crisis across the country after the military takeover in 2021 – which led to a civil war – has turbocharged growth of the methamphetamine trade.
CTV News
2 days ago
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Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around US$300 million
Firefighters stand by near burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) YANGON, Myanmar — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about US$300 million (more than C$410 million) worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice, or crystal meth, Yangon Police Brig. Gen. Sein Lwin said in a speech at a drug-burning ceremony. The drug burnings came nearly a month after UN experts warned of unprecedented levels of methamphetamine production and trafficking from Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle region, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, and Myanmar's eastern Shan State in particular. The production of opium and heroin historically flourished there, largely because of the lawlessness in border areas where Myanmar's central government has been able to exercise only minimum control over various ethnic minority militias, some of them partners in the drug trade. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a May report that the political crisis across the country after the military takeover in 2021 – that has led to what is now a civil war – has turbocharged growth of the methamphetamine trade. In the country's biggest city, Yangon, a massive pile of drugs worth more than $117 million went up in a blaze, Sein Lwin said. Similar events to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking also occurred in the country's second-largest city of Mandalay, and in Taunggyi, the capital of eastern Myanmar's Shan state, all areas close to where the drugs are produced. A police official from the capital Naypyitaw told the Associated Press that the substances burnt in three locations were worth $297.95 million. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not yet been publicly announced. Myanmar has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict and has been a major source of illegal drugs destined for East and Southeast Asia, despite repeated efforts to crack down. That has led the flow of drugs to surge 'across not only East and Southeast Asia, but also increasingly into South Asia, in particular Northeast India,' UNODC said last month. Drugs are increasingly trafficked from Myanmar to Cambodia, mostly through Laos, as well as through maritime routes 'linking Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with Sabah in Malaysia serving as a key transit hub.' The UN agency labeled Myanmar in 2023 as the world's largest opium producer. Thein Zaw, The Associated Press
